Hybrid Product Design Manager

at Joseph Joseph Ltd

• Job title: Product Design Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Product Design Manager at Joseph Joseph focused on developing complex consumer products from concept to manufacture. Collaborating with cross-functional teams for market-leading product launches.

Responsibilities

• Project delivery
• Accountable for multiple, fast-paced complex projects launching into a global marketplace.
• Resolve design details and drive development forward, ensuring on-time launches against tight critical paths.
• Liaise directly with packaging designers and manufacturing suppliers to manage prototypes, samples and quality checks.
• Concept and category development
• Identify relevant opportunities to consistently drive category innovation and growth.
• Develop clear and concise briefs for the Industrial Design and Engineering resource supporting your projects.
• Convey updates on product development, along with new plans and ideas, confidently and engagingly to ensure progress is clear and decisions are made easily.
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Collaborate with in-house designers, engineers and commercial teams to align on requirements, budgets and margin targets.
• Assess technical development issues, define scope for resolution, communicate options and drive issues to closure.
• Commercial stewardship
• Ensure projects are kept within agreed budgets and product costs align with margin targets.
• Ensure adherence to timelines and proactively address challenges to support project continuity and enable successful commercial launches.
• Team & culture
• Mentor junior colleagues, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Support recruitment and handover processes as the team evolves.

Requirements

• An undergraduate (or master's) degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Solid product development experience, with a track record of delivering complex consumer goods from concept to manufacture.
• An ability to effectively manage time whilst working to tight critical paths on multiple projects.
• Clear communication skills, with the confidence to present ideas to senior stakeholders.
• A good understanding of manufacturing techniques and processes, ideally with factory experience in the Far East.
• An enthusiastic, hands-on approach, comfortable getting involved with all aspects of the process.
• Proficiency in design applications such as Adobe CS and SolidWorks.
• A creative, entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to challenge conventional thinking while keeping ideas commercial.
• An adaptable and dependable character, capable of engaging effectively across teams.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and holiday allowance
• Company performance related bonus
• A pension contribution
• An exclusive staff discount
• Flexible working pattern with 3 days in the office and 2 from home
• External private employee wellbeing support
• Access to Perkbox
• Season-ticket travel loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday trading (buy/sell) and extra holiday days for long service